Thread and tape stand.



NO. 765,153. PATENTED JDLY 12, 1904.

W. H. STEDMAN. THREAD AND TAPE STAND.

APPLICATION FILED DOT-21. 1902.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented July 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. STEDMAN, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE MERROVVMACHINE COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A COR- PORATION OFCONNECTICUT.

THREAD AND TAPE STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 765,153, dated July 12,1904.

Application filed October 21, 1902. Serial No. 128,158. (No model.)

To all ZUh-OH'I/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. STEDMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Hartford, State of Connecticut, haveinvented certain newand useful Improvements in Thread and Tape Stands;and

I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings,

forming a part of this specification, and to the figures of referencemarked thereon.

This invention relates to that class of devices employed in connectionwith sewing-m achines for supporting cones of thread and spools of tapeor cord adjacent the machine and in such manner that the said thread andtape or cord may render freely from the cones and spools to the machine.the particular de,

vice illustrated being termed a tape-thread stand.

The object of the invention is to provide a stand that shall be usefulin supporting and supplying tape or cord and thread to sewingmachines,and particularly to overseamingmachines when applying tape or cord tothe edge of the fabric in connection with the overseaming operation, thesaid stand being adapted to so support the tape-spools and threadconesthat the tape and thread may render 3o freely to the machine, the tapebeing laid upon the edge of the fabric and covered and secured theretoby the overseam-stitches produced from the thread.

The invention consists in embodying in a 3 5 single stand supports fornon-rotating threadcones and for rotating spools of tape or cord, arotatable support being provided for the said spools; and the saidinvention further consists in various novel details of construction,

4 all as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the-claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thestand. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing a spool in cross-section toillustrate the manner of supporting the same. Fig. 3 is a plan viewillustrating a detail of construction.

Like reference-numerals indicate the same parts.

The number 10 indicates a base-plate pref- 5 erably consisting, asshown, of three-radiating arms 1O of uniform shape and length and afourth somewhat shorter radiating arm 10" of similar shape, the angle ofradiation of the arms being substantially ninety degrees; but the exactnumber of the arms and their angle of radiation is immaterial to thisinvention. At the center ofradiation of the arms the baseplate 10 isformed with a vertically-extending socket 10 and the arm 10 is providedwith a similar, though preferably somewhat shorter, socket 10 The arms10 each have located therein a vertical pin 11 to serve as a centralsupport for and to prevent horizontal displacement of a thread-cone 12,as will be readily un- 6 5 derstood by reference to Fig. 1. A verticalrod 13 is adjustablysecured in the central socket 10 by a screw 10 saidrod serving to support a separable head or upper portion of the stand.The said head is formed by what may be termed 7 o a central element 14,having the several radiating socket-arms 1 1 1 t 14: 14, in thefirstnamed of which (14) there is secured the upper end of the rod 15,the opposite end of which is threaded and adapted to enter a tapped hole7 5 in the upper end of the rod 13, as shown in Fig. 1. The other armscarry rods 16 16 16", extending out over the several pins 11 and formingguides over which the thread 12 renders from the cones on the pins 11 inits course to the machine. The rods 16 16 16 are preferably providedwith means to prevent displacement of the thread thereon, such as thewires 16 or the hook 16.

The vertical rod 13 in addition to support- 8 5 ing the head or upperportion of the stand also supports a horizontally-extending arm 17,preferably adjustably secured to the rod 13 by the screw 17 the outerend of the arm extending over the socket 10 of the base 10. 9 Adjustablysecured in the arm and socket by screws 10 1'7 are short rods 18 18,arranged in vertical alinement and having pointed ends forming centersbetween and on which a spindle 19 is supported and adapted to berotated, said spindle being provided at either end with center holes forthe reception of the points of the center rods 18 18.

The spindle 19 forms a central support for the spool 20, the latterbeing secured to the said spindle for vertical adjustment by collars 19adjustabl y secured to the spindle by screws 19". The confrontingportions of the collars are conical in order that they may readily enterthe central hole 21 of the spool to center and support the latter on thespindle.

When a tape-spool is supported in the manner shown and described, it isfree to rotate as thetape or cord is drawn therefrom, thus allowing thesaid tape or cord to render to the machine Without undue tension.

A stop such as the collar 22 is preferably provided, said stop beingadapted to rest on the arm 17 to position the center rod 18 whereby thespool may be removed and the rod 18 replaced accurately Without carefulsetting each time the spool is removed, the stop also retaining thecenter rod 18 in place when the screw 17 is loosened and the spindle 1'9removed.

The described stand is of very simple construction, and being formedwith parts readily disorganized and reassembled may be packed forshipment in comparatively small space, while the manner of supportingthe cones and the spool and the adjustments in connection with thespool-support enable cones and spools of practically any size to bemounted on the stand.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A thread and tape stand comprising a base portion, pins in the baseportion forming holders for the thread-cones, a vertical rod secured inthe base portion, a head or upper portion supported by the rod and towhich the thread renders from the cones, an arm on the rod, centerssupported respectively by the arm and the base portion, a spindlesupported by and rotatable on said centers and conical collarsadjustable on the spindle for supporting the spool, substantially asdescribed.

2. A thread and tape stand comprising a base portion, pins in the baseportion forming holders for the thread-cones, a vertical rod secured inthe base portion, a separable head or upper portion supported by the rodand having radial arms extending respectively over the pins and to whicharms the thread renders from the cones, an arm on the rod, centerssupported respectively by the arm and the base portion, a spindlesupported by and rotatable on said centers and collars adjustable on thespindle and having conical confronting portions adapted to enter thehole in a spool to center and support the spool on the spindle,substantially as described.

3. A spool-stand embodying a spindle and means for securing a spoolthereon, a center rod engaging one end of the spindle and an adjustablecenter rod engaging the opposite end of the said spindle, a collaradjustable on the last-named center rod and adapted to form a stop tolimit the movement of the center rod in its support, substantially asdescribed.

4. A thread and tape stand comprising a base portion, a vertical rodsecured in the base portion, an arm on the rod, a spindle supported oncenters and means for securing a spool to the said spindle, a center rodin the base portion engaging one end of the spindle and an adjustablecenter rod movably mounted in the arm and engaging the opposite end ofthe spindle, an adjustable collar on the lastnamed center rod adapted toengage the said arm to limit the movement of the center rod therein, andmeans for supporting threadcones, substantially as described.

W. A. W. STEWART, ALoNZo M. LUTHER.

